Freelance 3D Artist and Designer “Monaco Felice”.BACK TO SCULPTURES OF SAINTS AND SYMBOLIC PENDANTS
Digital sculpted full figure statue of Saint John Paul II created as a private commission
One of the most interesting projects I've ever worked on.
“Sculpture of Saint John Paul II the Great”
Rear view of digital sculpted full figure statue of Saint John Paul II showing detailed garment modeling
Close up portrait of digital sculpted Saint John Paul II statue showing detailed facial modeling
The sculpture was made by private order.

In the images, I present a few 3D renderings of the sculpture (those images that are on top), and I have also taken several screenshots in the metal shader/material, from my workspace, which show the detail of this great sculpture much better (you can see those images below)
High resolution digital sculpted full figure statue of Saint John Paul II with detailed garment and cross pendant modeling
Close up digital sculpted statue of Saint John Paul II highlighting facial expression and cross pendant detail
Rear view of digital sculpted full figure statue of Saint John Paul II with detailed robe and garment folds
Close-up portrait of digitally sculpted Saint John Paul II statue showing detailed facial expression and clerical collar
Detailed close-up of Saint John Paul II digital sculpture showing realistic facial features and papal attire texture
Technically, the sculpture was intended to create a mold for multiple castings. That is why some parts of the sculpture are deliberately smoothed or joined, in order to make the casting process easier.

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I also have the unique opportunity to show you a 25 inches tall (almost 650 mm) 3D printed statue, that I made as a base model to make the mold for casting.
It's really amazing to create things like this …to see how they come from the digital dimension into reality…
Sculptor with 3D printed master model of Saint John Paul II statue prepared for mold making and casting
Rear view of 3D printed master model of Saint John Paul II statue used for mold making and casting
* By the way, in this project you can see the great advantages of digital sculpting, as a 3D model can be printed/made in a fairly wide range of sizes
…unlike a real sculpture made of clay or wax, which usually cannot be scaled.